Melbourne City vs Newcastle Jets tips and predictions

Melbourne City look tough to oppose

This Melbourne City side looks dangerous. It might not be long before Newcastle Jets are playing catch-up. It's expected that when these sides meet they're going to generate plenty of shots on target.

On 41 A-League points, first placed Melbourne City host seventh placed Newcastle Jets. With 25 points the visitors are someway behind their rivals.

Melbourne City should ease past Newcastle Jets. There's a reason they're so short.

The hosts come into the match having added 6 wins to their ledger in their last 7 home games.

This home side is doing some great stuff and they've looked energised. Melbourne City scored two or more times in 15 of their recent 20 matches.

Newcastle Jets have actually conceded two or more times in all of their last 4 matches. Analysis of these findings presents a pretty encouraging picture for the home side coming through. They'll be looking for any holes that may appear in the visitors' defence.

The last time these two sides met was in November and Melbourne City won with a 2-1 scoreline. They'll be looking for a repeat performance. That results means that Melbourne City have won 12 of the last 18 fixtures between these sides. This looks like a solid opportunity for them to add to these head-to-head statistics. It is unlikely they will fail to do so.

The betting markets suggest that neither side will keep a clean sheet during this match despite the favouritism for Melbourne City. It's not a strong view but the odds-against for the BTTS No looks more tempting for this encounter.